Sunday, March 22, 2015

New Andy Summers Album Due Early Summer 2015; Preview Track Available Now Online

Now
that Circa Zero has gone from zero to zero, founding member and
guitarist Andy Summers is back on the path only he can chart – that
of an autonomous six-string shaman.Summers'
eleventh original solo album – his first in over a decade – is
called Qualia! and is scheduled for release in early summer
2015.A
preview track from Qualia!
is available now at www.andysummers.com. The ethereal, otherworldly
sound of the tune recalls Summers' albums with King Crimson guitarist
Robert Fripp, as well as Summers' early solo albums Mysterious
Barricades
and The
Golden Wire.At
this time, it's not clear if the preview track is indicative of the
overall style of the album. It also remains to be seen whether the
album features Summers' original compositions from his score for his
autobiographical documentary Can't Stand Losing You: Surviving The
Police – which was actually completed and first showcased three
years ago – or consists of recently recorded new material.Stay
tuned to www.andysummers.com for further details.--Raj
Manoharan